The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 11, 1906, Image 1
* The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. . 54. SEMI-WEEKLY. 1/lNCftSTEH. S C? APRIL II. 1006. PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
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1 lie Reunion in Columbia. 1
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Gen. Carwile Issues Order
Urging all the Veterans to ,
Attend. i
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Tlio following general orde. '
has just been issued from toe
headquarters of the South
Carolina D.vision of the Confederate
Veterans :
^ Greenville, April 4, 190G
CoTrades: First. The South
Carolina Division, United Confederate
Veterans, will meet in
Columbia, S G., at their annual
reunion on the 16th, 17th and
18th of May, l(J06. All veteran'
are earnest ly requested 'o attend,
aR this will probably be the last
time that m my of us will everhave
the privilege of attending
again. Columbia, our beautiful
Capital City, has invited you,
Q nt) clin Wanto vaii 4 /?/-.?%>?
muv* onw " w"> o j *?u tv; i^unic.
Second. Commanders of all
camps in the Siale will call them
together at on"e and elect dele
gates to attend said reunion.
Third. The commanding general
regrets to call attention to
a large number of camps that
are still in arrears as to dues,
both to general headquarters
ftnd also to division headquarters.
Please forward dues at once
?any way not later than April
20 They are small, and should
be paid.
Fourth. All r.iilrouds will give
hhe usual fare.
( ( By order of
Tlios. W.Carwile,
Major General, South Carolina
Divsiou,
^ United Confederate
Veterans.
J. M. Jordan,
Ad.jt Gen. and Chief of Staff.
Ex-Congressman Strait Interviewed
in Washington
on Tillman's Address.
Washington, April 7.?Special
to Columbia Record : Ex-Conpressman
Strait, who has been an
interested spectator on the floor
of the house for several days, was
asked today regarding tlie effect
that Senator Tillman's recent
"manifesto" had on the people
of S >uth Carolina. Ilis opinion 1
in that since the appearance of '
the manifesto a strong following
has been creatod for the mainte 1
nance of the dispensary hereaf- '
ter on clean, business principles i
He believes that .Senator Till l'
man's bold, fearless and straight 1 I
forward statement ot the facts as)1
they oxist. now and have existed i 1
for some time have induced 1
m ti v' ii If. Iiolit.ifi. Jlint lliu li
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aisnonsary ought to he given a '
lender lease of life under a fair <
shewing. ! I
u'lViore is no doubt," Dr. >
Strait said, "that Senator Till j
V* man's address to the people oi
the state Ins strengthened the
dispensary cause, and there are I
many people in the state who (
wdl vote for its maintenance if i
given another opportunity. He <
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[> inted out so plainly and
thoroughly the evils of the h\b[ern
that those who believe in the
tiiiiintenaiijce ?>t the dispensary, J
will, I believe, eet about to rid I
it of whatever evils it may now
have, and continue it permanently.
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The Junior Order.
A Promising Council Organized
at White Bluff. (
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Another large council of the j
Junior Order was organized in
this county last Saturday night, |
this time at White Bluff. It is to I
he known as White Bluff Conn- i
cil, N?>. 39. The following officers
were elected: W. M. Hairier
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Councillor; C. E. Roberts,recording(secutary;
J. M. Ililion, linancial
secretary; W. J. Raker,
treasurer.
The names of 34 members
were enrolled, mailing about 75
new "Juniors" in the county in
two weekH. The organization
was effected by State Secretary J.
S. Wilson, of this place.
Harvie Jordan on his Visit to
the Cotton States.
President Ilarvie Jordan has
given out the following statement
regarding Ins recent trip
throughout the entire cotton belt:
"My visit to the different cotton
states has been one ol great in
icitJHi Mim sHiiHiaeuon. J found
the state division officials of the
Southern Cotton Association act
ively at work and deeply encouraged
over what ban been ac
complishe 1 by the people through
the association during the past
year and hopeful of greater suee
ss in the future. I delivered
from three to six addresses in J
each state, beginning in North 1
Carolina on March 1st and clos- 1
ing at Guthrie, Okla.. on April ]
2d. The meetings were largelv '
attended by both tanners and i
business men, the merchants and I
hankers closing the hour ot speak- 1
ing. There is no doubt about 1
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nit- IHJJIU1V growing 1M'erest and <
faith in tlie work of ilio associa- '
lion among the people who aie 1
ngaged in cotton production and '
the various linos of legitimate '
business in the south. Our whole '
southern country, with the exception
ot certain portions of ?
Louisiana, Mississippi and Ar-j]
kansas, where the crop was short ' c
last year, is enjoying an era of I
unprecedented prosperity, and j I
much ol this condition is attrih- <
il't*d to th<fVd.vcc*ss ol the South- (
. I
*rn Cotton association in its et-j j
oris through tie* united support j
>1 all tho people to maintain the t
price r?f cotton at protitable- fi,*;- I
urcs t<? ttie growers." I \
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The Kawlingses, lather and j
ons, under sentence of death
for toe murder of the Carter chil I
Iren, made an unsuccessful at I
tempt to escape from the V?1 - J?
losta Oa., jail, Saturday. i(
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Items from Creek. A
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\ Farmer's Good Advice to
Farmers-?The Road Ques-1t
tion, and how the Public *
Highways are Worked? r
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Criticism of the Plan ofjt
Paying for Certain Kinds of ^
Work. I
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Mr. Editor: As I have not J
nsen anything lately from Creek, 1
I will try to give you a few '
Items.
Well, spring like weather (
has come and the hoys are bus- 1
tling around to get some plowing
done and to get ready to plant.
Small grain is lookinu very well. '
Hoys, let's hold down the co
ton acreage and raise more hog
and hominy. Let us see to it 1
that we do our pari in raising 5
home supplies, as we are the 1
ones who will be benefited by 1
our so doing. And let us s'ick to ^
the Cotton Growers' Association.
We want to hear some more
from Mr. T. M. Belk on the good 1
roads question. We like to hear
such talk as he gives, as it is
calculated to do a great deal of
good. 1 believe in good roads and
I think I prove it by my work,
which is tlie best way.
Hut in looking over the supervisor's
report in Saturday's News I
see so much road work that peo- .
pie are getting pay lor. I don't
knnw wliut ?i--' * --
? ..... ?ijwui ifUjii, mr. iiiCiitor.
II tlieie is a law 1o make people
work the roads or pay lor not
working, could we not get our ]
roads in better shape if our Sup- ,
ervisor would quit paying a lew
to patch holes and haul rocks (
on roads? When one or two men |
go over a road and throw a few ^
shovels full of dirt in a hole or |
haul a few rocks, it makes no ;
n
difference how big they are, and j
dump them into holes they then (
rharge the county what, they
please. And when that is done
the people in that section o!
road do not work it any more .
that year. Of all the had roads
that 1 have seen is when this .
1
rock hauling business has been ^
lone. Of course there are some
t
axceptions. better now pay to j
have csome of those hig rocks
aken out. I know of lots ot litis (
tind of business in our counry.
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Now boys, I say let us have a I
square deal or no deal at ;d! t
Let us work our roads well as L.
;itizein. Of course vou all see
row things are going as well as),
l do. Let us gel in the ring or
?etout, whether it be p litical
ir otherwise. It is not right toil
lay some an 1 not pay all.
There is lots more. Mr. K litor, |e
hat 1 feel like s.-ivin<r '
" r-i -'HI "> I e
ear this finds in way to tlie f,
vaste basket, I hid better close, f
his beiim my first, attempt. n
Good wishes to all. [
1,. N. M. c
W. J. Gaddy,an acred Confed fi
irate veteran of Chesterfield 11
3otintv, died last Thursday night, c
What A Newspaper Does.
from Newberry Herald & New.-.
Speaking of what a newspaper
Ions for a community, United
>'a'es Senator David Davis, of
Illinois, made an address fbat
einains fiesh in tbe memory of
lewspaper men. lie said: ' Every
rear eacli local paper gives from
>00 to 5,000 free lines for the
jommunity in which if is located.
other agency can or will do
his. The editor in proportion to
us means does more for his own
iown than any other man. lie
>ught to he supported no' because
you happen to like him or
uhniie his writing, but because
i local paper is the best investment
a community can have. It
may not be crowded with great
bougbts, but financially, it is ot
more beauty than both preacher
??i 1
icaviiBi. io-uay editors do
more for le-s pay than any other
men 011 earth. Patronize your
lionie paper not as a charity but
is an investment."
And yet in every community
there are people who never do
anything to help the local newspaper
except to cuss it and abuse
it and talk about how it ought to
be run. And there are those who
appreciate their paper. Both
classes are necessary to the life
of the newspaper.
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
for the Season.
Our God and Father, we thank
Thee tor the awakened earth;
lor the <weet incense of renewing
Nallire; tor the fair light ol
iho sun and the genial breezes;
for the brightening vistas be'ore
>ur eyes and the increasing
liopes within u?: for singing
oirds and humming bees and
budding plants and crooning in
?ects. Lord, these are Thine.
From Thy hund they have come,
wen as we ourselves. Grant that
A'O may find joy in them and
nav serve Thee in that ioy.
\ rouse in us the spirit of the
ime, that we may be quickened
o grow and to give Thee praise
u joylul development, and to
;iye our fellowman and every
ireature cheer and brightness. I
Lord, on Thee do we depend, for
trowth, for hope, tor ,jov. Grant
hat we shall receive these in
uch measure as we need, and
et, us not lorget from whom
liey are received and to whom
hoy must b? returned. Atr.en.? i
selected. <
fifteen Cases of P'ever in
One Family.
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' om Monroe Enquirer.
The family of Mr. .7. G. Starn- i
s ot Halord township lias pas?- 1
d through a siege of typhoid
pver. Mr. Starne* has a large
aniily. Two ?! l?isons .ire'
narrieri. Since th*> loh of 1 a -1
lugust every member of Mr.
Jtarnes' f miilv and his two sons'
amilie- have had lever, 15 cases
i'I told. There were no deaths,
ilthough some oi the cases were
le?perate one?.
Thomas Snipes Dead.
He Took His own Life in
the State Hospital, Columbia.
Mr. Thomas ). Snipes, who
was carried from liore to the Asylum
in Columbia about six
m^rPhs ago, committed fili cide
in that institu i< 11 last Friday
night. It is slated that lie hanged
himself with ins bed-clothes.
The hody was brough* to Lancaster
Sunday and buried in the
new cemetery, tho Bltey. \V A.
Beckham conducting the funeral
services.
Mr. Snipes was about/ 50
years old and leaves a widm
and the ; following 'children:
Messrs Thurlow and Minor
Snipes,'Mrs. Anglo^ Robertson,
Mrs. John Threat and Mr?.
(feorge Durst. w .( t
A'Little Girl's Horrible Fate.
Monroe Enquirer.
^Virgte, the seven vear-old
daughter otjMr. Robert Baker of
Marshville township, was burned
to death last {Saturday. The little
irirl was in a field helping art
older (sister burn corn stalks
when her clothing caught on fire.
1 he older'child tried to put out
the'fire. but became frightened
and'ran home to tell her mother,
the child with c'othing all af'ame
following dose behind her.
The mother r??nMn?d
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and tore the burning clothing
Irom her. The little girl \v;is
carried to the house, she being
overcome by the flames and falling
some distance trotn home,
and lingered several hours before
death relieved h*-r of her duller ing.
There was plenty of water
within a*few feet of where the
terrible accident occurred but the
children were so excited they
never thought of the water.
Xtitne ?/ Three It itfote iee.re
Omitted.
The party wito kindly furnished
us with the names of the
widows in Lancaster county of
Mexican soldiers, as published in
the last issue of 1 lie News, unintentionally
omitted three names,
those of Mrs Matilda Cant hen,
wido v of John M. Cauthen ; Mrs.
Dicey Cole, widow of James
Cole; Mrs. ('opeland, willow
<-?f .fohu 1> Cotvdand.
Sup rvisor t?ardnei who, ns
or 'viously - t ited, "i deavorinj
to hn\*'J lh * pf nsio. s the widowincreased,
i? now netting up Mi*"*
neeessary data in accordance with
Sen ?tor Tillman 'a i.oiro-l ion n
(lis letter pnhli-hed in Saturday ' ?
News.
Mr. M. Crawford of Hazlol.ii.ci
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... *?-ri'?USiy HDOl a
day or two 8?:o by hi- son, Cleveland
Crawford, a young man,
who claims that Ida father was
beating his mother. A little
brother was lafcaity wounded by
one of the voting man's bullets.